Typhoon Mindulle, Kompasu to hit Japan back-to-back: JMA

Japan Meteorological Agency has issued flood and landslide alerts as the typhoons are about to make landfall.

Japan is on high alert as the country prepares itself to withstand two major tropical typhoons currently gathering strength in the West Pacific basin. Several parts of Japan are already facing heavy rain and landslides but the country is bracing itself for worse as the typhoons Mindulle and Kompasu are about to make landfall.

The city of Kitami, in northern Japan, is experiencing heavy flood. Authorities have evacuated at least 3000 residents, according to a local newspaper report. Other cities, Akabira and Kamikawa, are witnessing an alarming situation. While the former has already recorded 175mm of rain over the past 24 hours, the latter recorded 146.5mm of rain.